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A painting depicting a person with fair skin and blue eyes, the bottom half of their face is covered by a green, yellow, and red respirator mask. A face shield fits around the mask and underneath a blue hood from the hoodie they are wearing. Outside of the face shield is the figure of a yellow person, holding onto the respirator mask. Green strokes run through the white background.

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Portrait of Bill H.

I have had this photo since 2020. His expression consolidated all of the feelings I have had during the pandemic. I was finally ready to paint him is 2022.

Date

November 22, 2024

Rights Statement

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

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Type

representative image

Subject

watercolors (paintings)

Title

Portrait of Bill H.

Identifier

07222022-2b

Description

A painting depicting a person with fair skin and blue eyes, the bottom half of their face is covered by a green, yellow, and red respirator mask. A face shield fits around the mask and underneath a blue hood from the hoodie they are wearing. Outside of the face shield is the figure of a yellow person, holding onto the respirator mask. Green strokes run through the white background.

Temporal Coverage

November 22, 2024

November 22, 2024

Date Submitted

January 1, 1970

Language

English

Spatial Coverage

Shawnee, Kansas -95.7627535 39.0273676

Rights

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

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Pandemic Portraits 1

Michelle MacKinnon

A photograph of a painted bust portrait of a medium-skinned person with short, curly black hair wearing small, silver hoop earrings. Their expression is content and they are wearing a red and white patterned tank top. Underneath the portrait is a quote from the person in a handwritten font: “...And on June 3 2020, I planted my first flowers, which happened to die two weeks later, so I’ll be sticking to succulents”.

A photograph of a painted bust portrait of a light-skinned person with a dark colored mustache and beard, wearing a black hat, black framed glasses, and a pale red shirt. Around their neck is a white baby carrying wrap, the head of a baby wearing a white hat peeking out. Underneath the portrait is a quote from the person in a handwritten font: “...and on June 15 2020, Sa’ke’j Sunny started his Earth walk and I became a dad”.

Pandemic Portraits 2

Michelle MacKinnon

A photograph of a painted bust portrait of a light-skinned person with a dark colored mustache and beard, wearing a black hat, black framed glasses, and a pale red shirt. Around their neck is a white baby carrying wrap, the head of a baby wearing a white hat peeking out. Underneath the portrait is a quote from the person in a handwritten font: “...and on June 15 2020, Sa’ke’j Sunny started his Earth walk and I became a dad”.

A photograph of a painted bust portrait of a medium-skinned person with shoulder length black hair wearing a pair of red and black framed reading glasses attached to a gold chain, and a blue hoodie. Underneath the portrait is a quote from the person in a handwritten font: “...And on December 29 2020, I finally gave in and started wearing reading glasses”.

Pandemic Portraits 3

Michelle MacKinnon

A photograph of a painted bust portrait of a medium-skinned person with shoulder length black hair wearing a pair of red and black framed reading glasses attached to a gold chain, and a blue hoodie. Underneath the portrait is a quote from the person in a handwritten font: “...And on December 29 2020, I finally gave in and started wearing reading glasses”.

A photograph of a painted bust portrait of a light-skinned person with chest length brown and blonde highlighted hair, wearing a black shirt and brown framed glasses. Underneath the portrait is a quote from the person in a handwritten font: “...And on January 31 2021, on day 326, I completed my 100th portrait”.

Pandemic Portraits 4

Michelle MacKinnon

A photograph of a painted bust portrait of a light-skinned person with chest length brown and blonde highlighted hair, wearing a black shirt and brown framed glasses. Underneath the portrait is a quote from the person in a handwritten font: “...And on January 31 2021, on day 326, I completed my 100th portrait”.

A photograph of a painted bust portrait of a fair skinned person with shoulder length blonde hair, their face has prominent redness. They are wearing a necklace and a black shirt with a rainbow design in the middle. Underneath the portrait is a quote from the person in a handwritten font: “...And on March 17 2021, I spent my second Paddy’s Day in a row looking out the window”.

Pandemic Portraits 5

Michelle MacKinnon

A photograph of a painted bust portrait of a fair skinned person with shoulder length blonde hair, their face has prominent redness. They are wearing a necklace and a black shirt with a rainbow design in the middle. Underneath the portrait is a quote from the person in a handwritten font: “...And on March 17 2021, I spent my second Paddy’s Day in a row looking out the window”.

A photograph of a painted bust portrait of a medium-skinned person with short, black and gray hair and light black facial hair. They are wearing black framed glasses and a black shirt with blue leaf motifs. Underneath the portrait is a quote from the person in a handwritten font: “...And on August 12 2020, I helped my friend Diana set up her chicken coop and feed her ducklings.”

Pandemic Portraits 6

Michelle MacKinnon

A photograph of a painted bust portrait of a medium-skinned person with short, black and gray hair and light black facial hair. They are wearing black framed glasses and a black shirt with blue leaf motifs. Underneath the portrait is a quote from the person in a handwritten font: “...And on August 12 2020, I helped my friend Diana set up her chicken coop and feed her ducklings.”

A photograph of a painted bust portrait of a light skinned person with short, white hair, wearing black framed glasses and a blue polo shirt. Their face has a content expression. Underneath the portrait is a quote from the person; “...And on June 14 2021, I walked around the pond with Linda and Monty”.

Pandemic Portraits 7

Michelle MacKinnon

A photograph of a painted bust portrait of a light skinned person with short, white hair, wearing black framed glasses and a blue polo shirt. Their face has a content expression. Underneath the portrait is a quote from the person; “...And on June 14 2021, I walked around the pond with Linda and Monty”.

A photograph of a painted bust of a light-skinned person with short, slicked black and gray hair with a black beard and mustache, wearing subtle dark blue and red traditional regalia. Underneath the portrait is a quote from the person in a handwritten font: “...And on March 28 2021, I listened to a pow wow CD and drummed along to it”.

Pandemic Portraits 8

Michelle MacKinnon

A photograph of a painted bust of a light-skinned person with short, slicked black and gray hair with a black beard and mustache, wearing subtle dark blue and red traditional regalia. Underneath the portrait is a quote from the person in a handwritten font: “...And on March 28 2021, I listened to a pow wow CD and drummed along to it”.

A photograph of a painted bust portrait of a light-skinned person with shoulder length black hair, a black and gray mustache and beard, wearing a black baseball hat, black framed glasses, and a black shirt with a blue denim jacket. Underneath the portrait is a quote from the person in a handwritten font: “...And on March 30 2020, I catalogued my childhood comic book collection”.

Pandemic Portraits 9

Michelle MacKinnon

A photograph of a painted bust portrait of a light-skinned person with shoulder length black hair, a black and gray mustache and beard, wearing a black baseball hat, black framed glasses, and a black shirt with a blue denim jacket. Underneath the portrait is a quote from the person in a handwritten font: “...And on March 30 2020, I catalogued my childhood comic book collection”.

A photograph of a painted bust portrait of a medium-skinned person with shoulder length brown hair, half tied up in a bun. Their face has many freckles and they are wearing a red coat with white detailing and a fur collar. Underneath the portrait is a quote from the person in a handwritten font: “...And on June 30 2021, I began breeding honeybees for the season then transplanted marigolds and broccoli.”

Pandemic Portraits 10

Michelle MacKinnon

A photograph of a painted bust portrait of a medium-skinned person with shoulder length brown hair, half tied up in a bun. Their face has many freckles and they are wearing a red coat with white detailing and a fur collar. Underneath the portrait is a quote from the person in a handwritten font: “...And on June 30 2021, I began breeding honeybees for the season then transplanted marigolds and broccoli.”

An abstract piece with different colored squares of paper glued on to create three rows of three. The top row is orange, yellow, and light green; the middle row has pink and green framing the center square; and the bottom row is a dark magenta, blue, and dark green. The center square in the middle row is the largest square with a white background, different colors layered on top of it in a floral-like pattern. There are two skulls within it, both with orange flowers for eyes; the left skull wears a top hat and the right skull red flowers on its head. Above the skull is slightly cursive pencil writing that reads “Congratulations!” and underneath that “Rebecca + Tim”. Surrounding the piece is red tissue paper.

Urgent Revolution 7

An abstract piece with different colored squares of paper glued on to create three rows of three. The top row is orange, yellow, and light green; the middle row has pink and green framing the center square; and the bottom row is a dark magenta, blue, and dark green. The center square in the middle row is the largest square with a white background, different colors layered on top of it in a floral-like pattern. There are two skulls within it, both with orange flowers for eyes; the left skull wears a top hat and the right skull red flowers on its head.